Reading a directories with in a directory

[oneplace2u]

Maybe someone a can help me with this.

I am trying to read about 30 or more directories in a directory.
Each one of these 30 directories have many jpg files with-in them.
I want to copy certain jpg files to another directory.

The jpg files that I want to copy have the last 7 characters are 220.jpg
which I can use the RIGHT$(file,7)
this part I know how to do. If I can only find the file.

I am just having problems reading the directory and finding and reading the directories with-in the directory to find the files.

[billhsln]

I am selecting off MP3 and WMA's, but this does parse subdirectories and goes down an entire chain:

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SUB GetSubDir(SubDir:STRING, Path:STRING, Ext:STRING)

DEF filename, fullname, temp:STRING
DEF dir, attrib:INT

temp = Path + "*.*"
dir = FINDOPEN(temp)
IF (dir)
DO
filename = FINDNEXT(dir,attrib)
IF (attrib & @file_directory)
IF (filename <> "") AND (filename <> ".") AND (filename <> "..")
GetSubDir(SubDir,Path + filename + "\\",Ext)
ENDIF
ELSE
Ext = UCASE$(RIGHT$(filename,3))
IF (filename <> "") AND (filename <> ".") AND (filename <> "..") AND (Ext = "MP3" OR Ext = "WMA")
cnt = cnt + 1
fullname = path + filename
WRITE Ofile, fullname
dcnt = dcnt + 1
ENDIF
ENDIF
UNTIL filename = ""
ENDIF
FINDCLOSE dir

IF dcnt > 0
temp = q + "MP3" + CD_Num + qcq + SubDir + qc + LTRIM$(STR$(dcnt)) + c
WRITE Ofile, temp
dcnt = 0
ENDIF

RETURN
ENDSUB


I hope this points you in the right direction.

Bill

[oneplace2u]

This is way over my knowledge, I wouldn't even know where to start on this.
I can see where to exchange the mp3 and wma files to jpg.
but to only copy the jpg files with the last 7 ending characters of 220.jpg and place them in another directory is another thing all togather.
I guess I will have to go back and try and figue out just how to place this in the basic script.

[billhsln]

This should do exactly what you are looking for:

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OPENCONSOLE

GetSubDir("C:\\Starting\\SubDir\\")

END

SUB GetSubDir(Path:STRING)

DEF filename, fullname, temp:STRING
DEF dir, attrib, fail:INT

fail = TRUE  /* (if fail=FALSE existing files will be overwritten) */

temp = Path + "*.*"
dir = FINDOPEN(temp)
IF (dir)
DO
filename = FINDNEXT(dir,attrib)
IF attrib & @file_directory
IF filename <> "" AND filename <> "." AND filename <> ".."
GetSubDir(Path + filename + "\\")
ENDIF
ELSE
Ext = UCASE$(RIGHT$(filename,7))
IF filename <> "" AND filename <> "." AND filename <> ".." AND Ext = "220.JPG"
        IF COPYFILE(Path + filename, "C:\\220\\" + filename, fail)
           'copying file succeeded
           PRINT filename, " Copied"
        ELSE
           'copying file was not succesfull
           PRINT filename, " failed copy"
        ENDIF
ENDIF
ENDIF
UNTIL filename = ""
ENDIF
FINDCLOSE dir

RETURN
ENDSUB

It looks for 220.JPG in any subdirectory under the Path you send as a starting point and the copies it to C:\220 (you must change this to where you want the files to go).  You may also want to change the fail variable depending on whether you want to overwrite existing files or not.

Modified on 01-12-2010 at 9:03PM CDT.

Bill

[oneplace2u]

I am sorry, but where do you enter the starting point path

[aurelCB]

I'm not sure exactly what you need but bilshin example is fine.
So i guess you have main folder which have subfolder and in this subfolder you have 30 jpg images.
And you want copy one of this jpg files to another folder somwhere on disk,right?

Current directory(folder) name you can have with somwthing like this:

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'Get directory name with dirsize=255(API function)
GetCurrentDirectoryA(255,dirname)

dir=FINDOPEN(dirname+"\*.jpg") 

IF dir
filename = FINDNEXT(dir)
FINDCLOSE dir
Endif

dirname is string and as you see i add extension jpg.
From CB help:

FINDNEXT function
After a directory is successfully opened with the FINDOPEN function use FINDNEXT to retrieve the filenames in a loop. FINDNEXT returns an empty string when all of the file names have been retrieved. The syntax of FINDNEXT is:

name = FINDNEXT(handle)

Handle is the integer value returned by FINDOPEN.

I know this is from CB but i think that same thing work for Emergence to.

all best
Aurel

[oneplace2u]

I am sorry, but where do you enter the starting point path

this is what Iam running, but it does nothing
it builds and runs but not files are copied.
I changed the UCASE$ to LCASE$, it didn't seem to make any differants

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openconsole
DEF dir:UINT
SUB GetSubDir(Path:STRING)

DEF filename, temp:STRING
DEF dir, attrib, fail:INT

fail = TRUE  /* (if fail=FALSE existing files will be overwritten) */

temp = Path + "*.*"
dir = FINDOPEN("c:\\work\\jpgfolder")
IF (dir)
DO
filename = FINDNEXT(dir,attrib)
IF attrib & @file_directory
IF filename <> "" AND filename <> "." AND filename <> ".."
GetSubDir(Path + filename + "\\")
ENDIF
ELSE
Ext = LCASE$(RIGHT$(filename,7))
IF filename <> "" AND filename <> "." AND filename <> ".." AND Ext = "250.jpg"
         IF COPYFILE(Path + filename, "C:\\work\\250\\" + filename, fail)
            'copying file succeeded
            PRINT filename, " Copied"
         ELSE
            'copying file was not succesfull
            PRINT filename, " failed copy"
         ENDIF
ENDIF
ENDIF
UNTIL filename = ""
ENDIF
FINDCLOSE dir

RETURN
ENDSUB


print "Press Any Key To Close"
closeconsole
end

[aurelCB]

Uff...you make little bit weird thing.
You create declared sub (function) with name

SUB GetSubDir(Path:STRING)

and then you call same function inside this function on line 17

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      GetSubDir(Path + filename + "\\")
This makes no sense to me.
I think that dont work on this way.
And on the end you forget add:

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print "Press Any Key To Close"
DO
UNTIL INKEY$ <> ""
CLOSECONSOLE
END

i will study this closer...

[LarryMc]

Zlatko

and then you call same function inside this function on line 17

Code:
     GetSubDir(Path + filename + "\\")This makes no sense to me.

That's how you recurse nested directories.

oneplace2u

The main problem is that the SUB GetSubDir(Path:STRING) subroutine is never called in the program.

The part of the program that is being executed is:

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openconsole
DEF dir:UINT

subroutines have to be called
In your case it should be look something like this:

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openconsole
DEF dir:UINT

GetSubDir("c:\\")


print "Press Any Key To Close"
waitcon
CLOSECONSOLE
END

SUB GetSubDir(Path:STRING)
........
return
endsub

I strongly suggest you read the section of the help file covering subroutines .

Larry

[aurelCB]

Yes Larry you right i forget to tell you that.
Function is not called

[aurelCB]

So here is simple example which is (i hope) easier to understand.
Create new folder on C with name work and create inside this folder , subfolder with name jpgfolder.
Put in this subfolder jpg image with name wcircle.jpg
Then create another folder on C with name imgfolder.This will be destination folder.

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' copy jpg from one folder to another ----------------------------
DEF dir:INT
DEF filename,temp,dirname,destination:STRING
DEF attrib, fail,error:INT
DEF Path:STRING

OpenConsole
dirname="c:\\work\\jpgfolder\\"
'fail = TRUE  /* (if fail=FALSE existing files will be overwritten) */
dir=FINDOPEN(dirname+"\*.jpg") 

IF dir
filename = FINDNEXT(dir)
FINDCLOSE dir
Endif

MessageBox 0,"Filename:"+filename,"JPG file"
Path=dirname+filename
MessageBox 0,"FilePath:"+Path,"file Path"

destination="c:\\imgfolder\\"+filename

'temp = Path + "*.*"
'dir = FINDOPEN("c:\\work\\jpgfolder")
IF destination <> ""
   

         error=COPYFILE(Path, destination, 0)
IF error = 0
            'copying file not succesfull
            PRINT filename, "Failed Copy..."
ELSE
            'copying file was succesfull
            PRINT filename, " File copied..."
ENDIF
       
ENDIF
 
print "Press Any Key To Close..."
DO
UNTIL INKEY$ <> ""
CloseConsole
END

I hope that this will help and read EB user guide...

Zlatko

[billhsln]

I added what you need before the subroutine.

Give that a try.

Bill

[oneplace2u]

Thank you Guys
This script works great:

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OPENCONSOLE
dirname="c:\\work\\jpgfolder\\"
GetSubDir("c:\\work\\jpgfolder\\")

END

SUB GetSubDir(Path:STRING)

DEF filename, dirname:STRING
DEF dir, attrib, fail:INT

fail = TRUE  /* (if fail=FALSE existing files will be overwritten) */

dirname = Path + "*.*"
dir = FINDOPEN(dirname)
IF (dir)
DO
filename = FINDNEXT(dir,attrib)
IF attrib & @file_directory
IF filename <> "" AND filename <> "." AND filename <> ".."
GetSubDir(Path + filename + "\\")
ENDIF
ELSE
Ext = UCASE$(RIGHT$(filename,7))
IF filename <> "" AND filename <> "." AND filename <> ".." AND Ext = "250.JPG"
         IF COPYFILE(Path + filename, "C:\\220\\" + filename, fail)
            'copying file succeeded
            PRINT filename, " Copied"
         ELSE
            'copying file was not succesfull
            PRINT filename, " failed copy"
         ENDIF
ENDIF
ENDIF
UNTIL filename = ""
ENDIF
FINDCLOSE dir

RETURN
ENDSUB

print "Press Any Key To Close..."
DO
UNTIL INKEY$ <> ""
CloseConsole
waitcon
END

[LarryMc]

oneplace2u

When posting code, highlight all the code and then click the # button above the text box.

It makes your code easier to read and separate from your narrative.

I fixed your 2 previous code postings.

Larry

[billhsln]

You might want to move:

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print "Press Any Key To Close..."
DO
UNTIL INKEY$ <> ""
CloseConsole

before the first END or:

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OPENCONSOLE
dirname="c:\\work\\jpgfolder\\"
GetSubDir(dirname)
print "Press Any Key To Close..."
DO
UNTIL INKEY$ <> ""
CloseConsole
END

That way it will be more like what the example was designed to do.

Bill